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#EED7CE

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EED7CE

#EED7CE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE5EE — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EED7CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green215
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EED7CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EED7CE.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EED7CE.
15.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED7CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED7CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5D4D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED7CE?

#EED7CE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EED7CE?

Use black text. Black on #EED7CE has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED7CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEE5EE, and analogous partners are #EECED5 and #EEE7CE.